-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CiERPZF1rPCI6uJLjmWUHnN7in0jiO04F0OMYFbQFdV3e0OaFj37c8mEbluUgQ2w yTEkOC2tD8D4CsPetc+cdA== 0000902664-98-000145.txt : 19980514 0000902664-98-000145.hdr.sgml : 19980514 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-98-000145 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980513 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RAILAMERICA INC /DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887637 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRUCK TRAILERS [3715] IRS NUMBER: 650328006 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-46135 FILM NUMBER: 98618084 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 YAMATO RD STE 1190 STREET 2: 1800 DIAGONAL RD CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33431 BUSINESS PHONE: 4079946015 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 YAMATO RD STREET 2: STE 1190 CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33431 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EGS PARTNERS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000897018 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133679110 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 21ST FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127559000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EGS PARTNERS LP /NY/ /ADV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930715 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EGS PARTNERS LP /NY/ /ADV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930715 SC 13G 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________________ SCHEDULE 13G ________________ INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 RAILAMERICA, INC. (NAME OF ISSUER) Common Stock, par value $.001 (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 750753105 (CUSIP NUMBER) April 24, 1998 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: / / Rule 13d-1(b) /x/ Rule 13d-1(c) / / Rule 13d-1(d) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). PAGE 1 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 363,300 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 363,300 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 363,300 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.9% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 2 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 784,200 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 789,675 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 789,675 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.5% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 3 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BEV PARTNERS, L.P. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 146,525 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 146,525 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 146,525 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.6% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 4 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JONAS PARTNERS, L.P. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 30,000 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 30,000 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 30,000 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) .32% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 5 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WILLIAM EHRMAN _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 15,000 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,324,025 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,000 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,359,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,359,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.6% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 6 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON FREDERIC GREENBERG _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,324,025 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.2% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 7 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON FREDERICK KETCHER _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 10,000 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,324,025 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,000 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,339,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.3% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 8 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JONAS GERSTL _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,324,025 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.2% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 9 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JAMES MCLAREN _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,324,025 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.2% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 10 OF 16 PAGES 13G CUSIP No. 750753105 _____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WILLIAM D. LAUTMAN _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,324,025 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,329,500 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.2% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 11 OF 16 PAGES 13G ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER: RailAmerica, Inc. ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 301 Yamato Road, Suite 1190 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING: EGS Partners, L.L.C. ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: 350 Park Avenue, 11th Floor New York, New York 10022 ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP: Delaware ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock, $.001 par value ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 750753105 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13d- 2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(ii)(G); see item 7 (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Not applicable. PAGE 12 OF 16 PAGES 13G ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. (a) Amount beneficially owned: The approximate aggregate percentage of shares of Common Stock reported beneficially owned by each Reporting Person herein is based on 9,341,830 shares outstanding, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 23,1998, as reflected in the quarterly report on Form 10-QA of RailAmerica, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997 (which is the most recent Form 10-Q on file). (b) Percent of class: As of the close of business on April 24, 1998: (i) EGS Associates owns beneficially 363,300 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 3.9% of the shares outstanding. (ii) EGS Partners owns directly no shares of Common Stock. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13D-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), EGS Partners may be deemed to own beneficially 789,675 shares, constituting approximately 8.5% of the shares outstanding, purchased for discretionary accounts managed by it. (iii) Bev Partners owns beneficially 146,525 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 1.6% of the shares outstanding. (iv) Jonas Partners owns beneficially 30,000 shares of Common Stock, constituting less than 1% of the shares outstanding. (v) Mr. Ehrman owns beneficially through ownership by himself and members of his immediate family, 30,000 shares of Common Stock, constituting less than 1% of the shares outstanding. (vi) Mr. Ketcher owns beneficially through ownership by himself 10,000 shares of Common Stock, constituting less than 1% of the shares outstanding. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13D-3 of the Act, each of Mssrs. Ehrman, Greenberg, Ketcher, Gerstl, McLaren and Lautman (collectively, the "General Partners") may be deemed to own the 363,300 shares beneficially owned by EGS Associates, the 789,675 shares beneficially owned by EGS Partners, the 146,525 shares beneficially owned by Bev Partners and the 30,000 shares beneficially owned by Jonas Partners. When the shares beneficially owned by EGS Associates, EGS Partners, Bev Partners and Jonas Partners are aggregated, they total 1,329,500 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 14.2% of the shares outstanding. (vii) In the aggregate, the Reporting Persons own beneficially a total of 1,369,500 shares of Common Stock, constituting approx- PAGE 13 OF 16 PAGES imately 14.7% of the shares outstanding. (c) Number of shares as to which Reporting Persons have power to vote or direct the disposition: (i) Each of EGS Associates, EGS Partners, Bev Partners and Jonas Partners has the power to vote on all of the shares of Common Stock, except for 5,475 shares held by one of the discretionary accounts, and to dispose of all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it, which power may be exercised by the General Partners. Each of the discretionary accounts is party to an investment management agreement with EGS Partners pursuant to which EGS Partners has investment authority with respect to securities held in such account. (ii) Mr. Ehrman has no power to vote and shared power to dispose of shares owned by his immediate family and Mr. Ketcher has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares owned directly by him. ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. Not Applicable. ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. Not Applicable. ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. Not Applicable. ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. Not Applicable. ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. Not Applicable. ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. PAGE 14 OF 16 PAGES SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: May 12, 1998 /s/ William Ehrman William Ehrman, individually and as general partner of each of EGS Associates, L.P., Bev Partners, L.P., Jonas Partners, L.P., and as a member of EGS Partners, L.L.C. /s/ William Ehrman William Ehrman, as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney for Frederic Greenberg as attached to this Schedule 13G, individually and as general partner of each of EGS Associates, L.P., Bev Partners, L.P., Jonas Partners, L.P., and as a member of EGS Partners, L.L.C. /s/ Frederick Ketcher Frederick Ketcher, individually and as general partner of each of EGS Associates, L.P., Bev Partners, L.P., Jonas Partners, L.P., and as a member of EGS Partners, L.L.C. /s/ Jonas Gerstl Jonas Gerstl, individually and as general partner of each of EGS Associates, L.P., Bev Partners, L.P., Jonas Partners, L.P., and as a member of EGS Partners, L.L.C. /s/ William Ehrman William Ehrman, as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney for James McLaren as attached to this Schedule 13G, individually and as general partner of each of EGS Associates, L.P., Bev Partners, L.P., Jonas Partners, L.P., and as a member of EGS Partners, L.L.C. /s/ William D. Lautman William D. Lautman, individually and as general partner of each of EGS Associates, L.P., Bev Partners, L.P., Jonas Partners, L.P., and as a member of EGS Partners, L.L.C. PAGE 15 OF 16 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby appoints WILLIAM EHRMAN the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in his name, place and stead in any way which the undersigned could do, whether on behalf of himself or as attorney-in-fact, if he were personally present, to execute and deliver on behalf of the undersigned all documents to be filed pursuant to Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all instruments, affidavits and exhibits necessary or desirable in connection therewith, and to take all other necessary and lawful action in connection with such filings. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect so long as the undersigned and William Ehrman are each a General Partner of EGS Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. The Power of Attorney hereby granted is coupled with an interest and shall survive and shall not be effected by the subsequent disability, incompetency or death of the undersigned. /s/ Frederic Greenberg Dated 2/1/95 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby appoints each of WILLIAM EHRMAN, FREDERIC GREENBERG and ELLEN MARTINO, individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for him in his name, place and stead in any way which the undesigned could do, whether on behalf of himself or as attorney-in-fact, if he were personally present, to execute and deliver on behalf of the undersigned all documents to be filled pursuant to Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all instruments, affidavits and exhibits necessary or desirable in connection therewith, and to take all other necessary and lawful action in connection with such things. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect with respect to each of the individuals designated above so long as such individual is a General Partner of EGS Associates, L.P. or, with respect to Ellen Martino, an employee of EGS Partners, L.L.C. This Power of Attorney shall expire when (i) the undersigned is no longer a General Partner of EGS Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or (ii) this Power of Attorney is otherwise revoked in writing by the undersigned. /s/ James McLaren Dated 6/4/96 PAGE 16 OF 16 PAGES -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----